Extremely Rare Gorgeous Antique Spanish Alpujarra Rug, Country of origin: Spain, Circa date: 1920’s – The ancient and iconic Greek key pattern / running dog design border meets the folk art patchwork quilt pattern in this stunning antique rug from Spain. Vibrant, colorful, and of heirloom quality, magnificent antique rugs such as this artistic example deserve a place of honor in your home. Combinations of patterns and colors that we see here is quite rare which makes finding carpets and rugs like this quite exciting. Rich reds, blues, purples, greens, creams, and grays are woven into the design. Some of the “patchwork blocks” are pastels as well, creating a more effective patchwork feel quilt appearance.
When viewing artistic and facinating area rugs, one almost gets the sense that many different weavers contributed a square to its creation. While the weave is the same across all “squares”, you can see in some places where the edges are joined. Look closely in particular at the border patterns where the top and bottom edges match the design of the side length pieces but do not link together in a continuous design.
Likewise, the patchwork or square sections appear to be joined together with cream “stitching”. Yet, when viewing this captivating antique Spanish rug from afar and as a whole, it looks as though the whole piece was crafted on one loom. The “patches” that have more than one color in them reflect weaving that ended with one color and picked up the weave with a similar or different color.
For example, a light blue abrash rug colors varies suddenly and turns dark blue. It almost appears as of the weaver ran out of light blue and substituted a darker color instead. You can see a lot of this in other squares in the rug as well. Some of the squares are more than one color family.
Rugs such as this Spanish Alpujarra are extremely versatile. One can easily incorporate it with any almost modern decor style. In addition, as a smaller size area rug, it will fit in most locations in your home. If you are looking to buy rugs that are unique, special and quite facinating, then this antique Spanish Alpujarra rug should warrant some serious consideration.
